As we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ on earth thousands of years ago, may we find the true meaning of that occasion.
Have a meaningful Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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As we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ on earth thousands of years ago, may we find the true meaning of that occasion.
Have a meaningful Christmas!
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Ellen,
Merry Merry Christmas to all and may we all be filled with the true meaning of this holiday celebration, “LOVE”. For a day lets forget all the indifference and rejoice his birth. To all Merry Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all! Naragsak a Paskua yo amin apo!
Merry Christmas to all and have a Wonderful New Year..
Merry Christmas to all!
Let’s pray that our Men of Honor still in prison will become physically free, as they deserved to be, in the new year.
Let’s pray for the true soldiers (civilians and in uniform) that they may continue to fight for truth and justice for the sake of our beloved Pilipinas.
I wish everyone peace, good health and happiness. Merry Christmas!
A joyous Christmas and a Blessed and Holy Year to all!
Mele Kalikimaka (Merry X’mas in Hawaiian) to all bloggers!
Maligayang Pasko po sa inyong lahat!!!
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/xmas.htm
Just click the link. I wish you all a Mery Merry Christmas.
Merry CHRISTmas to all.
merry CHRISTmas to all
Ellen,
Merry Christmas.
Bakit po din na ako maka-post ng comment. Ban mo ba account ko? Bakit naman po? Dahil ba iba ang pananaw ko sa issue? Am I offending people here? Thanks.
To Hawaiianguy— Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou
To Yuko in Japan—Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
To all Ilocano——–Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen!
To All Waray-waray–Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig!
To All Cebuanos——Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!
To All Chavacanos-Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!
To All Bicolanos—Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!
To All Cantonese–Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok
To all Guamenians–Filis Pasgua & Filis Anu Nuebo
To All Koreans——Sung Tan Chuk Ha
To All Zambaleno–Maligan Pasko tan Maligan Bayon Taon.
To all Samoan——Ia manuia le Kilisimasi ma le tausaga fou
To All Vietnamese-Chuc Mung Giang Sinh – Chuc Mung Tan Nien
To All Pinoy in France– Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee!
To Elvira in Germany– Frohliche Weihnachten und ein gluckliches Neues Jahr
To my Kunpare in Arabian cpuntry,Mrivera,Ka Enchong,Ka Emil—I’D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida
No matter how we say it,It’s Christmas and Merry to All!…
Maligayang Pasko sa lahat!
Gee, I didnt know what Ellen could give us until today. She just love to be with us. And we all want peace. No one has fired a gun.Yet. Lets fire all our guns today and the New Year and be heard all over the world. Merry Christmas to all.
Cocoy: nakalimutan mo kami…ano sa Kinaray-a? kung hindi mo alam ano sa Ilonggo?…(pag hindi mo alam magagalit si Brenda sa iyo..isusumbong ka niya kay siraulo!) Kung hindi mo alam, huwag mong itanong sa akin kasi hindi ko rin alam kaya ko itinanong sa iyo..iyon ang sinasabi na dugay na sa US tn2 pa guihapon..Merry Xmas!
Merry Christmas to All… Peace and Goodness the Child will Bring upon each and everyone.
Glad Tidings of Great Joy to Everyone, Merry Christmas!!!
A Merry Christmas to you, Ellen, as well as all the feisty commenters of your blog! May the search for Truth, Peace and Christ Love be always in your hearts of hearts! For that is what Life is really all about!—and should be!
rose;
Hindi ko alam sa salitang ilongo ang Merry Christmas,iyun lang alam ko ang naisulat ko,marami pa iyun sa salitang banyaga,pero hindi ko na sila binati.Sori,Ha! hindi kita nakakalimutan,ikaw pa!–Di bali,balang araw ay makakaganti ka rin sa akin.–In english–Bullet Day,you will giant me.Hehehe!
pareng cocoy, a peaceful Christmas and hopeful new year!
got a message from e_pilaza@hotmail.com who wants hear from you. It reads:
“Sir
I am Ephraim Pliaza from Olongapo city and I would like to get in touch with Sir Cocoy. Could you please furnish me with his email address?”
o, ‘ayan, pareng cocoy, kung hindi isang inaanak na matagal nang hindi mo napapaskuhan, maaaring anak ng kapitbahay na nangangamusta sa nawawalang tatay ng kapitbahay.
he he he heeeh!
pareng cocoy, a peaceful Christmas and hopeful new year!
got a message from e_pilaza@hotmail.com who wants hear from you. It reads:
“Sir
I am Ephraim Pliaza from Olongapo city and I would like to get in touch with Sir Cocoy. Could you please furnish me with his email address?”
o, ‘ayan, pareng cocoy, kung hindi isang inaanak na matagal nang hindi mo napapaskuhan, maaaring anak ng kapitbahay na nangangamusta sa nawawalang tatay ng kapitbahay.
he he he heeeh!
sa inyong lahat, isang mapayapang pasko at puno ng pag-asang bagong taon!
makamtan ninyo sana ang mabuting bunga ng iyong pagsisikap at lumaging malusong ang inyong pangangatawan at isipan!
Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
A CHRISTMAS CHEER
I understand you. Oftentimes its so frustrating to see defeat after defeat…But try to look at it this way, it took us 20 years to get rid of Marcos and 300 years to get rid of the Spaniards before that, now we are not just facing one person – GMA, but a whole mob, a highly organized, politically sophisticated, morally bankcrupt organism, that uses the rule of law to their advantage, flaunting our very own constitution as an instrument of oppression.
It is not one person but the rule of numbers, they could rapidly close ranks to protect themselves and effectively counter any threat to their way of life. They know who oppose them, but we don’t know who they are mostly, they can sacrifice their own, awake sleepers in our midst, and most of all they’re weapon of mass illusion -”learned helplessness,” a psychological weapon they expertly wield over 80 million people, reducing most to apathy and inaction.
Those who have the intelligence but are paralyzed in fear choose to rationalize their role and would tell us to “move on,” its part and parcel of politics, and politics is the norm, in any country, in the world, ACCEPT IT, resistance is futile.
Do not lose hope, to defend ourselves against this weapon is first to acknowledge it, understand it, and see the whole picture as a “battle for the minds and hearts” so don’t give in to frustrations, don’t lose heart. You have come a long way in life yourself, I’m sure you’ve hurdled many obstacles personally, and you have several personal victories to speak of.
Try to draw strength from these personal victories and shine as your light will inspire others, the light that shines as you liberate yourself – will inspire others to liberate themselves. Do not be afraid, be a light in the darkness no matter if its just a small spark for now, believe…
SULBATZ: Sulbatz to Sulbatz1…what’s the situation there?
SULBTZ1: Ser, may gumagapang na kalaban (whispering)
SULBATZ: I-neutralize nyo na yan bago makarating ng bayan.
SULBATZ1: Roger ser, KATSAAAKKK…Bbratattatatatatatatat!
Ser, all is clear.
SULBATZ: Very well, now can secure and back to base.
SULBATZ: Merry Christmas to One and All!!!!
Nilinis lang muna namin ang paligid para sa matiwasay nyong pagsalubong sa kaarawan ni Jesukristo.
Jug, thanks for St. Francis’ Serenity Prayer. It’s much needed in these critical times.
Thanks for the inspiring essay.
Sulbatz and your men:
Thank you for being on the wall for us. Happy Christmas.
Sa mga kaibigan, sa mga kaaway (o umaaway), sa mga katunggali…MALIGAYANG PASKO SA INYONG LAHAT!!!
merry christmas!! i’m still hoping for hope,praying that one day in the still of the night,GMA and her goons of evil,will be ousted by the filipino people!
Maligayang pasko at harinawang ang ating bagong taon at pagdarasal ay tunay na mag karoon na ng pagbabago sa ating pamahalaan, ang pag babagong yaon ay atin ng mapalitan ang huwad na liderato ni gloria at lahat ng demonyong alipores niya! Mabuhay po ang sambayanang pilipino!
MRivera wrote me saying he has difficulty logging in. He asked me to post this:
ayaw na yata akong papasukin sa bahay mo. parang sarado na ang pintuan para sa akin. kahapon pa, hindi ako makapag-post.ayaw tanggapin ang mga comments ko.
bakit kaya?
hindi naman ako isang nagbabalatkayo katulad ng mga kunyari ay ayaw kay gloria arroyo subalit makikita’t mababasa sa kanilang mga kuro kuro na ang kiling nila ay huwag mapaalis sa puwesto ang salot na dahilan ng pagdurusa ng sambayanang pilipino!
paki paabot na lamang kay cocoy ng mensaheng ito:
pareng cocoy, a peaceful Christmas and hopeful new year!
got a message from e_pilaza@hotmail.com who wants hear from you. It reads:
o, ‘ayan, pareng cocoy, kung hindi isang inaanak na matagal nang hindi mo napapaskuhan, maaaring anak ng kapitbahay na nangangamusta sa nawawalang tatay ng kapitbahay.
he he he heeeh!
at ellen, sa iyong pamilya, sa inyong lahat dito sa ellenville, isang mapayapang pasko at puno ng pag-asang bagong taon!
makamtan ninyo sana ang mabubuting bunga ng iyong pagsisikap at lumaging malusong ang inyong pangangatawan at isipan!
sa magigiting na mandirigma ng basilan at sulu (sulbatz, buhawi et al), gayundin ang mga sinusupil na mararangal na ginoo, isang pasasalamat mula sa dati ninyong kasamahan at kabaro sa inyong ipinakikita at ipinadaramang walang pag-iimbot na pagsasangaalang sa kapakanan ng nakararaming inaaping mamamayan. gayundin sa mga mamamahayaqg na walang sawang nagtataguyod ng isang makabuluhan at makabayang simulain, MABUHAY KAYONG LAHAT!!!
feliz navidad a todos.viva la raza FILIPINA.
Merry Christmas po sa pamayanang Ellenville, ang inyong patuloy na pagpapalaganap ng pambansang kamalayan ay paskong handog na aking tinatanggap, mabuhay po kayong lahat! Ka Ellen, maraming salamat po.
Komitment para sa Bayan, ating pong higit na patatagin at pagyabungin. Sulong sa Kadakilaan, para sa makabuluhang pagbabago’t pag-unlad. Mabuhay ang mga patriotikong Pilipinong kasundaluhan at sibilyan, sa diwa ng pambansang pagkakaisa, Para sa Bayan at para sa Diyos.
Pagpalain po kayong lahat ng Dakilang Lumikha.
hellow, ev’rybody!
ay how is your christmas ga?
ay mine is very fine, ey!
even tho’ i had nothing on my table but a pack of instant noodles.
ala’y nagkaayos din naman ang noche buena, ey.
Sa inyong lahat, sana’y naging Maligaya ang Pasko.
Sa OFW, na binibilang ang mga araw bago umuwi, nawa’y umigsi ang panahon ng paghintay, at humaba ang mga sandali kapiling ang mga mahal sa buhay;
Sa DH, na nag-aalaga sa anak ng ibang tao, gayung hindi man mayakap ang sariling anak, nawa’y makatapos sa pag-aaral ang inyong mga anak, bilang gantimpala sa inyong pagtitiis;
Sa mga seaman at mga NPA (no permanent address – hindi ako commie gago) sa America, na nag-iinuman upang malunod ang pangungulila; na tumataas ang tagay kapag naririnig ang “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” ni Elvis; o kung bata man, ay lumalakas ang lagok tuwing naririnig si Karen Carpenter na bigkasin ang mga katagang “Merry Christmas Darling. We’re apart that’s true. But I can dream, and in my dream, I’m Christmassing with you..”, nawa’y mapawi ang pangungulila niyo;
Hindi kayo nag-iisa. Ang kainuman ko, yung isa, katorse pa lang ang anak nang siya’y umalis, beinte-kuwatro na ngayon. Tapos na sa pag-aaral; tapos na rin ang kanyang kabataan, na hindi man napag-saluhan ng mag-ama. Lumipas na ang graduation sa high school, ang saya ng balitang natanggap sa mabuting colegio, at ibang mahahalagang yugto ng kabataan.
Yung isa, musmos na otso anyos ang anak nang iwanan, ngayon ay nasa colegio na. Salamat kay Alexander Graham Bell, isang munting aparato – ang cellphone, ang siyang naghahatid ng pagmamahal ng ama, sa ipinangungulilang anak.
Mapait man, ay may saya na rin, dahil naitaguyod muli ang isang taon. Konting tiis pa. Hindi man nayakap sa paglaki ang mga anak, babawi na lang sa mga apo.
Lilipas din ang lungkot, Ngunit ang ligaya ng alaalang nagsasakripisyo kayo alang-alang sa mga mahal sa buhay, ay mananatili sa puso, hanggang pagtanda. Wala daw gantimpala ang pagmamahal, kundi ang matutong magmahal. Sa larangang iyan, walang hihigit sa inyo.
Maligayang Pasko muli, sa inyong lahat. Nawa’y makamit ninyo ang mga pangarap niyo para sa mga anak.
Maligayang Pasko, Ellen at mga kasama.
– Isinilang na ang Hari ng lahat – katapusan na ng mga naghahari-harian.
– Ipinadala na ng Ama ang Manunubos – upang parusahan ang nambubusabos.
– Nagsakatawang tao ang Dakilang Anak – upang wakasan ang kalupitan ng walanghiyang ina.
– Sumasa-atin ang Diyos ng katuwiran – upang itapat sa Reyna ng baluktot.
– Ipinanganak na ang Diyos ng katotohanan – nang mahubaran ang Pinuno ng Kasinungalingan.
– Narito na ang Diyos ng liwanag – upang magsilbing ilaw sa karimlan.
– Ngayon na ang araw ng Pasko – bukas naman ang araw ng pagtutuos!
Isang Paskong puno ng pag-asa, at mapagpalayang bagong taon sa atin lahat.
Mabuhay!
merry christmas & a happy new year to everyone!!!..
Merry Christmas to Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!
To Ellen and all your readers! I wish you all lahat the best christmas ever at sana umiwas kayo sa lahat nang potokan ever dyan sa lansangan dahil mapagbentangan kayo! hehehe!!
I honestly enjoyed reading all the fiery comments here, you might not see me comment no more dahil umiilag ako ever sa batuhan, but am here… lumilipad lipad…
Merry Christmas everyone and have a Happy New Year… pramis.
Merry Christmas to Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!!
Merry Christmas to Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!!!
ellen, here’s to a merry christmas anda wonderful new year ahead of you!
Merry Christmas Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!
Merry Christmas Ellen and to everyone in this blog!
Merry Christmas Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!!
vic&pedrocarpio: How do we say Merry Christmas in Ilonggo or Kinaray-a?
Merry Christmas Ellen and to all the guests of Ellenville!
juggernaut: Thanks for all words of inspiration. Someone had mentioned “fear of the unknown”. We all have that–however, if we let fear get the better hold of us we can’t move..this reminds me of “algebra” we had to solve the unknown..let “x” be..and many feared the subject…and some failed..at ang sabi..mahirap ang “algebra”..but there are those who were challenged and they solved the problem. I have no dramatic “personal” victories kasi laging saklolo ko ay prayers..particularly sa Holy Spirit..and the Serenity prayer that you mentioned. If we find peace in ourselves (individually) we will collectively have peace as a people..Christians, Muslims, Jewish, etc. Christmmas is Hope..we thank our blessings today and hope that we make tomorrow a better day..and it all depends on us..and to what you said above…AMEN!
Sorry for the multiple posts but i’ve had difficulty posting. Merry Christmas to Ellen and to everyone in Ellenville!
to con’t: Do you know the poem “Be the Best of Whatever You Are”? My father taught us this and my favorite lines..”we can not all be captains, some have to be crew..we cannot all be leaders some have to follow..but whatever role you take be the best of whatever you are.” My first year here in US..when Martin Luther King was made a national holiday..I heard that this too was his favorite poem..napaiyak ako kasi I remembered my father…the author is unknown but it is a beautiful poem..
Merry Christmas to Ellen and to all the visitors and guests of Ellenville!
Ito pala.. Be The Best of Whatever You Are – Douglas Maloch
If you can’t be the pine on the top of a hill..Be a scrub in the valley, but be the best little scrub on the side of the hill..Be a bush if you can’t be a tree, if you can’t be a bush be a bit of a grass..And some highway happier make..If you can’t be a muskie, then just be a bass, But the liveliest bass in the lake..We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be cruew, There is something for all of us here..There’s a big work to do and there’s lesser work, too, and the work we must do is the near..If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail..If you can’t be the sun, be a star..It isn’t by size that you win or you fail..Be the best of whatever you are..
I am Ephraim Pliaza from Olongapo city and I would like to get in touch with Sir Cocoy. Could you please furnish me with his email address?”
Empraim,I am glad to hear from you also and here’s my e-mail
cocoy826@yahoo.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY HERE IN ELLENVILLE!
Sa lahat ng mga magigiting at matatapang na taga Ellenville, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Mabuhay po kayong lahat.
Masaya na sana ang pasko,kaya lang may mga tao talagang makasarili.Kung nanood kayo ng WOWOWEE ay siguro agree kayo sa comment ko doon sa larong bigatin.Ewan ko ba may mga tao talagang walang pakiramdam sa kapwa at kulang ang pang-unawa ng dahil lang sa kasakiman sa pera.Ang ibig kong sabihin ay iyong isang babae na maganda naman ang katayuan sa buhay dahil maayos ang pananamit ay pinatulan pa iyong mga walang tirahan at inagawan ng change para magkaroon ng kaunting suwerti na maglalaro sa pasalog.Nakakakunsumi talagang ang mga ugali ng ibang pilipino,kung sana pinagbigyan na lang iyung nagtutulak ng kariton para mabuhay na maglaro sa pasalog ay baka sakaling makuha niya ang jackpot at di sana masaya ang pasko ng mga kapos na nakatira sa lansangan.Kung minsan naiinis akong manood kung ang mga contestant ay mga balikbayan,pinapayulan pa nila ang mga player sa bigatin at sasabayan pa ng sayaw at kinukuha ang sampung libo.Ano bang klasing mga pilipino na mayroon tayo.Bago nilaro ay ipinakita na ni Willy ang buhay nila sa lansangan,itong isang babae ay nakuha pang agawin sa kanila ang kaunting grasya,sana ay pinagbigyan na niya para mas masaya.Torpe talaga!
Anong tulong ang aasahan ng mga nakikipagsapalarang sa lansangan kung sa kapirasong pag-asa ay aagawin pa sa kanila.Ganyan ang pagkamuhi at pagkainis ko kay Gloria doon sa babaing umagaw ng pag-asa sa WOWOWEE hindi na nga siya nakatulong sa paghihirap nila ay aagawan pa.Iyan ang sinsabi ko na kailangan ng pinoy ang attitude change.
Pahabol nga ako… pwede pa ata…
Rose,
Malipayun nga Pascua kag Mahamungayaun na Bag-ong Tuig!
Merry Christmas and Advance Happy New Year to All Wonderful and Beautiful bloggers of Ellen’s blog site!!!
newsphilippines;
Akala ko ay hindi ka na babati ng meri krismas.Hehehe! Merry Christmas din sa iyo at ito ay hindi Huring Paaram kundi umpisa pa lang.Anyway babatiin ko na lahat ng Hapy nyu yir.Ito ang bati ko sa inyo;
Tagalog–Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat!
Cebuano–Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig kaninyong tanan!Ayos ba Dodong?
Ilokano—-Narang-ay a Baro a Tawenyo amin! Kasama na pati O!Naranyag nga bulan pati na rin ang mga kasisin.
Bicolanao-Mamura-way na Ba-gong Taon sa indo gabos! May kasama pa iyang namomoot ako sa imo,oragon na si Manoy.
Kapangpangan-Masaplalang Bayung Banwa keko ngan! May kasama pa iyang masanting ken maragolat mituyan tempukan,amalaya iti.
Waray-Waray-Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig ha iyo nga tanan! May awit pang Matudnila kahit dugay na sa manila ay tunto pa.
Pangasinan-Maaligwas ya Balon Taon ed sikayon amin! Ang problema dyan ay arawi ti pangasulan at bako-bako ang daan.
Bolinao—–Marigan bayon taon! Karamuan yay teksas Bolinao pansabong.Saya,Wara.
Zambaleno–Maligan bayon taon! Lamo ana’y suman latik tan pusa bulog.
Happy New Year na!
newsphilippines: raku gid nga salamat..Mahamungayaun is a new word for me..kadalum nga binasaya..
cocoy: here is an addition to your list..Malipayun nga Pascua kag Mahamungayaun na Bag-ong Tuig.
rose;
Ito ba ang salitang Ilongo ng Merry Christmas at Happy New Year,magkapareho lang pala ng cebuano.Itago ko ito for next christmas.Thanks!hehehe!
Hi Ellen, merry christmas to you. Tuloy ang laban!
Rose, that’s a very deep Hiligaynon word usually spoken/ written in central parts of Negros Occidental and Iloilo. the meaning is actually “prosperous”.
Here’s something from my childhood I haven’t heard for a long time.
Kasadya ning táknaa
Dapit sa kahimayaan.
Mao ray among nakita,
Ang panagway nga masanagon.
Buláhan ug buláhan
Ang tagbaláy nga giawitan.
Awit nga halandumon,
Ug sa tanang pasko magmalípayon.
Bag-ong tuig, bág-ong kinabúhì.
Duyog sa átong mga pagbati.
Atong awiton ug atong laylayon
Aron magmalípayon.
A belated Merry Christmas to one and all! To you — Ellen, your fortitude is awe-inspiring!
May 2008 brings us one step closer in solving a pandemic problem like GMA so that faith and credility can be restored!
belated merry xmas to evryone…